Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of December 15th).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Causes may even want to consider alternative mobile channels for communications and fundraising.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2013

Idealware expressed their disappointment and points to some alternatives to Google Reader to consider. She provides 8 Tips for a Mobile-Friendly Nonprofit Website for small changes you can make to optimize your site for the mobile web. Let us know in the comments. Anything we missed?

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2011

All of the methods listed use the web or some form of computer technology in order to avoid the hassle of going to off-site training seminars or conferences. Citrix , offers a product donation program available for eligible nonprofits through TechSoup that provides web conferencing, webinar, and online training, for an annual subscription.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of February 23rd).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 2200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment. This will be a conversation that explores the changing media landscape and how the web can rise to the challenge of supporting our communities and their information needs.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Microsoft Office is more versatile than ever with three different flavors of the productivity suite now available: the latest version of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 365, and Microsoft Office Web Apps. Finally, Microsoft Office Web Apps is a free, completely browser-based version of Microsoft Office. Office Web Apps.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Last Tuesday night our friends at PATH hosted the second "Seattle Web for Global Health" Roundtable. Interestingly enough, although blogging (that venerable Web tradition) is arguably one of the most impactful forms of social media participation (Obama took a question from a blogger at his recent press conference!),

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

The question arose as to whether or not it was worth thinking about shifting some of that communications traffic from email lists to the web in some form. I decided it was time to do a roundup of the discussion and collaboration alternatives that exist at this point. I’m sure I’ll miss some, so please add more in comments.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2010

The design concept was to mimic the orientation of a web page within the book, so you could have comments, information boxes and so on in the side bar with the main column acting as the main content on the page, just like a web site. I, too, was incredibly surprised about how big it was! Too much information – noted!

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NTEN

JULY 11, 2011

Web Consultant and Dan Mouyard, Sr. Web Developer, TerpSys. In an ever-changing world of social media and web collaboration, tools for user interaction and engagement are becoming increasingly prevalent. There are also CAPTCHA alternatives to consider, such as Mollom , Akismet , and Defensio. By Stuart Holland, Sr.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The idea is to replace several major components of Windows XP with alternative software. Use alternative web browsers rather than the Internet Explorer browser that is native to Windows XP. Find a list of alternative browsers here. Find some other email alternatives here. Please log in to comment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

” Content curation is sifting through information on the web and organizing, filtering and making sense of it and sharing the very best content with your network. I would add another way to add or get value and that is join the conversation in the comments of follow curators and ask them your questions. Is it the best?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Accessible content , with alternative text for images, captions for videos and audio elements, sufficient color contrast , and other usability must-haves. Foster engagement by responding to comments and asking supporters to share the post with their networks. Simple language free of jargon. Google Ads.

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NTEN

JULY 12, 2011

I look at number of retweets, comments, etc. Sometimes, we have no alternative but to delete a comment. We only delete violations, which are clearly laid out ( see commenting policy ). We also go back to the community and say, “we deleted x’s comment because it violated x rule on our commenting policy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

Speaking of metrics, Drew Bernard has an awesome post about how to use web analytics based on the functions of specific pages or sites. Commenters on Allan’s post wonder about the fate of Convio’s IPO. Commenters on Allan’s post wonder about the fate of Convio’s IPO. Time will tell. { Time will tell. {

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Web conferencing apps like Zoom act as gateways into virtual galas, so it’s important to involve as many sensory experiences as possible throughout the program. Provide a hashtag they can attach to their posted image so they are easy to find and add a comment that name checks them as a thank you for joining in on the fun.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2008

I look forward to the growth of this community, and the ongoing development of the MPower solution as an open source alternative CRM for nonprofit organizations. at 3:45 am { 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 David Geilhufe 07.07.08 at 3:45 am { 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 David Geilhufe 07.07.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What software freedom means to me June 25, 2008 I got some interesting comments on the last post about Linux desktops. So here goes. I got involved in Linux a long time ago.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 18, 2007

You choose the House or Senate committee you want to call, type in your phone number, and Committee Caller will sequentially dial each member of the committee so that you can leave your comment. It seems cool, and a great alternative to freconference.com. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Ed Dodds 12.29.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology An interesting call from danah boyd February 8, 2008 Those of you steeped deeply in Web 2.0 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Kevin Mark 02.08.08 know danah boyd. at 1:24 pm Hear.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

To help your organization find the tools it needs, we have compiled a list of the best software and web-based tools along with resources on how to meet the many challenges of modern fundraising. Looking for a web-based software application for fundraising and contact management for donors and other contacts? Becoming a GrantStation.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

It’s fairly clear to me that going forward, increasingly, social networks are a major way people are interacting on the web – and nonprofits need to understand how to engage their constituents given those changing realities. at 7:04 am { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 08.14.08

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2014

I have since wondered, however, whether it would be possible to adopt a web-based, mobile friendly strategy and build our own ‘best-of-breed’ solution for running everything for Technology Trust — from project management and HR through to accounting and expenses — entirely on designed-for-purpose apps?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

Yes, I know, I could install an LDAP server. 1 trackback } Linux ready for the desktop? » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 08.09.07 Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 08.09.07

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

iOS/Android: Seafood Watch offers recommendations of ocean-friendly seafood choices including health warnings, consumer notes, and sustainable alternatives for individual species. You can read seafood guides including one for sushi lovers, browse a full list, or view seafoods categories for Best Choice, Good Alternative, and Avoid.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

One of the fundamental economic characteristics of Web 2.0 It’s only by aggregating those contributions on a massive scale – on a web scale – that the business becomes lucrative. Privacy Suck: Not so long ago, there was a little hiccup in Web 2.0 at 9:46 am Web 2.0 goodiness. at 9:53 am lol!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2008

Here's the official update from the Twitter Blog and more analysis from Read/Write Web. In the NpTech FriendFeed Room, Marnie Webb pointed to and commented about this post about the recent Twitter issues, " Why Twitter Must Die." That's a conversation happening in other nonprofit spaces on the Web. s disjointed ???

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Museum 2.0

JULY 8, 2015

Instead of writing a post and soliciting comments (my typical approach), I used an online polling tool to create a simple game where you could read short provocations about questionable revenue sources and give each source an ethical thumbs-up or down. In the last week: 10,000ish people saw the blog post on the web or as an email.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

TechSoup Global donation partner, Cisco , is starting to talk about an alternative to cloud computing, the paradigm that relies on huge data centers to do all our processing. This alternative to cloud computing consists of all the computers that are already around us, connected in to a distributed network of devices through smart routers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

at 11:01 am { 5 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Joe Baker 09.24.08 ’ [Your captcha is asking me to type a slightly naughty word) 2 Mr Web Service 09.25.08 Personally I love open source and think it’s part of what the web’s about. at 8:02 pm I agree that openness is the key. 5 friarminor 09.30.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

why Ruby on Rails rocks (or doesn’t), what’s a good alternative port to run SSH, when we’re going to implement IPv6 or … there’s a whole lot of testosterone, and not a lot of estrogen hanging about. Technorati Tags: linux , linuxchix , nptech { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Tory 11.19.06

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Designed for the developing world, nonprofit Mozilla's Firefox phones are meant to be a low-cost alternative to iPhones and Android phones. Zuckerberg has partnered with Samsung, Nokia, Opera, and others to bring more affordable web access by way of smartphones. Log in and share with us in the comments. Image 1: miuet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Toward the end, a young man, who worked with urban kids of color on media and music, commented that he didn’t really know how to get access to the kinds of things available, and he noticed how few people of color were in the room. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 06.29.07 But it needs addressing. {

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

At Web Courseworks, we specialize in both learning management systems (LMSs) equipped with assessment authoring tools and providing consulting services to help professional, medical, and trade associations create top-tier eLearning experiences for their members. They can then use that feedback to continue expanding their knowledge.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

We often talk about museums as leaders in providing substantive, essential alternatives to formal schooling. Many museums produce superb lesson plans, curator interviews and artist interviews for the web. But museums are rarely seen as pursuing this promise in the innovative, aggressive, and highly publicized way that Khan Academy is.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Nonprofits Live provided a more robust and interactive alternative to the traditional webinar. The discussion featured guest speakers Jen Burton , community director at Causes ; Tom Dawkins , co-founder of StartSomeGood ; and Miles Orkin , national director for mobile and web at the American Cancer Society.

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